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BMC PSYCHIATRY
卷 13, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-13-40
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Posttraumatic stress disorder; Immune system; Cytokines; Pro inflammatory cytokines; Traumatic stress; Inflammation
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资金
- German Research Foundation (DFG) [FOR751]
- European Refugee Fund
Background: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with an enhanced risk for cardiovascular and other inflammatory diseases. Chronic low-level inflammation has been suggested as a potential mechanism linking these conditions. Methods: We investigated plasma cytokine levels as well as spontaneous and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated cytokine production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in a group of 35 severely traumatized PTSD patients compared to 25 healthy controls. Results: Spontaneous production of interleukin (IL)-1 beta, IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha by isolated PBMCs was significantly higher in the PTSD compared to the control group and even correlated with PTSD symptom severity within the PTSD group. In contrast, circulating plasma levels of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, TNF-alpha, or monocyte chemotactic protein (MCP)-1 were not significantly altered in PTSD patients compared to healthy controls. Conclusions: Our findings indicate that PBMCs of PTSD patients are already pre-activated in vivo, providing further evidence for low-grade inflammation in PTSD. This might possibly represent one psychobiological pathway from PTSD to poor physical health.
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